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Toyota Prius, 180,000 orders for May

tigisfat said:
I's not that simple. Locomotives dont accelerate and decellerate as much as we do, and they don't have the need for crazily variable gearing. Locomotives are very purpose built.
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Yes, Locomotives are very purpose built but the do the same thing the car dose but cars to faster. Accelerate and decellerate is already over come. In hub mounted motor have brake made into them, offten are the brake them self see Re-gen braking.

Electric motors are most efficient at high speed. Hub mounted motor need a transmission. *That sucks:isadizzy:* The use a Planetary Gear system like the Prius' transmission to get the torque needed to accelerate.

Accelerate and decellerate not a prob. Variable gearing is applying more or less power to hub mounted motors. Hub motors remove the axles, differetial and conventional brakes from the car. Making a more friction free drivetrain. The less friction the less power you use to do the same work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hub_motor

GM seeing hub motors.
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20030820/FREE/308200704
 
Allen said:
Neg on hub motors. Hub motors would add some cost to the car but are better on the MPG.



BIG neg on that. There is no way in he!! they got a hydraulc transmission in that thing. It is a Planetary Gear system.

Read on!↓
http://www.cleangreencar.co.nz/page/prius-technical-info
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The Prius (and Camry) has the E-CVT, a planetary gear mechanism, which still functions as a CVT system (there being no gear shifts), although isn't the same type as that on a Nissan (cone-and-belt).

Mike
 
That was nothing like the Prius they sell here in the States. That looked more like a ford.

The Prius here is a bit like a Honda.
 
That's what I thought too, but that was a second generation Prius that Top Gear was reviewing. The one we are familiar with in the states is the third (and now fourth) generation, when they went to that odd looking 5-door configuration. I'm not even sure the second gen ever made it here - they started selling them in 2000, and 2001 was the model year change, so they were probably selling 2001s in 2000.

Looked almost normal as a 4-door sedan, though, didn't it?

Brian
 
AckAck said:
Looked almost normal as a 4-door sedan, though, didn't it?

Brian
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Normal is the word. No wonder they hate it over there, lol.. Looks like a basic regular car.

Here they are alot different. A total wedged like body, hood blends into windshield smoothly, high rear end like an antique Mach 1 mustang, wild looking headlights and wierd interior.

I think we have the better end of the deal... :d


I found some pics of the new 2010 Prius.

EDIT: I see they made the headlights now to look like other cars. Bummer. I like the older modular ones that matched the theme of the car. Cicles with circles, rectangles with rectangles.. Theme fluidity...! arrghh..
 
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